from a local car dealer. So what's the scam? It's gotta be one of those "not really cash, per-se, but you get a credit line with an interest rate that more than cancels it out" type of deals. It's from Lokey Automotive, if that makes any difference.

I'm sure it's BS. If the fine print on the ticket doesn't tell you exactly what flavor of BS, then send an email to their internet sales guys through their website and find out. Use a disposable email and phone number if you must...

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from a local car dealer. So what's the scam? It's gotta be one of those "not really cash, per-se, but you get a credit line with an interest rate that more than cancels it out" type of deals. It's from Lokey Automotive, if that makes any difference.

The car dealers around here are always sending out things like this. Everyone gets a "winner" in the mail and then you take it down to the dealer and they compare a number on your ticket to their list and 1 out of the 25000 people will win something good while the other 24999 will get a dollar or some other worthless "prize". They just do it to get you down there so they can try to sell you a car.

Originally Posted By castiel:The car dealers around here are always sending out things like this. Everyone gets a "winner" in the mail and then you take it down to the dealer and they compare a number on your ticket to their list and 1 out of the 25000 people will win something good while the other 24999 will get a dollar or some other worthless "prize". They just do it to get you down there so they can try to sell you a car.

In this case they give a gift card consolation prize of $50 which may range in value between $25 to $50. Huh?

Alternately, the key that was taped to this mailer may* start a 2010 Altima. Too bad my garage is full

I received one of those from a car dealership once and and won. It was something like a $2000 shopping spree at an online "shopping mall," only you had to pay obscene shipping and handling fees for junk.

The ones I am familiar with is where the flier has a scratch off w/ a number and the claim that you won a $20,000 prize or whatever...
...only you have to go to the dealership to view the number on display. If you're number matches, you win the $20,000.

Legally they have to mail a winning ticket in accordance w/ whatever odds they have printed, so the gimmick is the direct mailing company simply mails the known winning flier to a bunk address

I've also seen the free ipod, cruise or vacation package ones; EVERYBODY wins the vacation package; which entails some stupid fees and a timeshare seminar

Although once I handed out hundreds of $5 Home Depot Gift cards from a car sale flier promotion...I have no idea what THAT campaign costs

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